David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay
| The Earl of Lindsay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1926 |
| Died | 1989 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit |
Scots Guards, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse |
| Awards | Honorary rank of Colonel |
David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay (9 February 1926 – 1989), styled Viscount Garnock between 1943 and 1985, was a British soldier.
Lindsay was the son of William Tucker Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay and Marjory Cross, daughter of Arthur John Graham Cross. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1]
He served in the Scots Guards as a junior officer and left with the rank of Major in 1951.[2]
He was appointed Honorary Colonel in 29 May 1957 [3] of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse. He held this post until 1962, when his tenure expired. He was however allowed to retain the honorary rank of Colonel.[4]
Family
Lord Lindsay married the Honourable Mary-Clare Douglas-Scott-Montagu, daughter of John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu and Alice Pearl Crake, on 31 October 1953. They had one son, James, and one daughter, Caroline, but were divorced in 1968. He married as his second wife Penelope Crossley, daughter of Anthony Crossley and Clare Frances Fortescue Thomson, in 1969. He died in 1989 and was succeeded by his only son, James.[1]
References
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, edited by Charles Mosley, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol II, pp. 2342–2345, ISBN 0-9711966-2-1
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Lindsay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Col R Appleby Bartram MC TD DL |
Honorary Colonel of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse 1957-1962 |
Succeeded by Col RMTC Campbell-Preston OBE MC TD JP DL |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by William Lindesay-Bethune |
Earl of Lindsay 1985–1989 |
Succeeded by James Lindesay-Bethune |